2009 British GT Championship explained

The 2009 Avon Tyres British GT season was the 17th season of the British GT Championship. The season began at Oulton Park's Easter Monday meeting and finished on 20 September at Brands Hatch after 14 races. 2009 saw the debut of the new Supersport class. Twins David and Godfrey Jones won the GT3 title during the final race of the season. Jody Firth sealed the GT4 title, while Phil Keen and Marcus Clutton won the Supersports Class.

Drivers and teams

• All cars ran on Avon tyres.

2009 Entry List^[1] Team No. Drivers Class Chassis Engine Rounds RPM Motorsport 2 Michael Bentwood^[2] GT3 Ford GT GT3 Ford 5.0L V8 5–10 Philip Walker 5–14 Alex Mortimer 11–14 Chad Racing 3 Christopher Hyman^[3] GT3 Ferrari F430 GT3 Ferrari 4.3L V8 1–10, 12–14 Paul Warren 1–6, 9–14 José Manuel Balbiani^[4] 7–8, 11 Beechdean Motorsport 7 Andrew Howard^[5] GT3 Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 1–6, 9–10, 12–14 Jamie Smyth 50 Ben de Zille-Butler GT4 Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24 Aston Martin AJ 4.3L V8 1–2 Richard Jones Rollcentre Racing 8 Gregor Fisken GT3 Mosler MT900R Chevrolet LS7 7.0L V8 3–4 Martin Short 9 Daniel Brown^[6] GT3 Mosler MT900R Chevrolet LS7 7.0L V8 1–11 Stuart Hall 1–4 Gregor Fisken 5–8 Martin Short 9–11 VRS Equipment Finance 12 Phil Burton GT3 Ferrari F430 GT3 Ferrari 4.3L V8 All Adam Wilcox ABG Motorsport 20 Aaron Scott^[7] GT3 Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Dodge 8.3L V10 All Craig Wilkins 66 Marcus Clutton SS KTM X-Bow Volkswagen 2.0L Turbo I4 1–2, 11 Phil Keen MTECH Racing 21 Duncan Cameron GT3 Ferrari F430 GT3 Ferrari 430 Scuderia Ferrari 4.3L V8 All Matt Griffin 1–2, 5–8, 11–12 Mike Wilds 3–4, 9–10 Mike Edmonds 13–14 Team Preci-Spark 22 David Jones GT3 Ascari KZ1-R BMW M62 5.0L V8 All Godfrey Jones Rosso Verde 23 Hector Lester GT3 Ferrari F430 GT3 Ferrari 4.3L V8 All Allan Simonsen 1–6, 9–14 Stéphane Daoudi 7–8 22 GT Racing 32 Tom Alexander GT3 Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 3–4 Adrian Willmott Century Motorsport 41 Nathan Freke GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 11 Benji Hetherington Stark Racing 44 Ian Stinton^[8] GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 1–8, 12–14 Mike Thomas 3–6 Paul Marsh 7–8 Gary Simms 13–14 Neil Clark 12 46 GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 1–2 Ian Stinton 9–10 Hunter Abbott Team WFR 52 Jody Firth GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 All Nigel Moore 1–6, 9–14 Speedworks Motorsport 53 Richard Sykes GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 1–2, 12 Lawrence Tomlinson 1–2 Christian Dick 12 Rob Austin Racing 54 GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 1–6 Gary Simms Piranha Motorsport 67 Chris Bialan SS Lotus 2-Eleven Toyota 2ZZ-GE 1.8L I4 13–14 Simon Mason Barwell Motorsport 72 Eddy Renard GT3 Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 1–2 Vincent Vosse 90 Andrew Smith^[9] Inv Ginetta G50Z Zytek 4.5L V8 3–4 Oliver Bryant^[10] 3–6, 9–10, 12 Joe Osborne 5–6 Piers Johnson 9–10, 12 Leo Machitski 13–14 Phil Quaife Mark Bailey Racing 91 Howard Spooner Inv Morgan Aero 8 BMW N62 4.8L V8 12–14 Andy Thompson 12 KTM 92 Reinhard Kofler Inv KTM X-Bow Volkswagen 2.0L Turbo I4 13–14 Moore Racing 93 Dave Shelton Inv Mosler MT900 Chevrolet LS7 7.0L V8 13–14

Icon Class GT3 GT3 Class GT4 GT4 Class SS Supersport Class Inv Invitation Class

Calendar

• All rounds were a duration of 60 minutes, except rounds 11 and 12, which were two-hour endurance races. Only the overall winners are listed. The Donington enduro was originally scheduled for April 26, however due to ongoing issues with the circuit's track licence, the meeting was rescheduled for July 19.^[11] In the Spa-Francorchamps round, the British GT field was included in the Belcar Championship races.

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Drivers	Winning Team
1	Oulton Park	11 April	Daniel Brown Stuart Hall	Hector Lester Alan Simonsen	Daniel Brown Stuart Hall	Rollcentre Racing
2		13 April	Daniel Brown Stuart Hall	Daniel Brown Stuart Hall	Daniel Brown Stuart Hall	Rollcentre Racing
3	Spa-Francorchamps	9 May	Daniel Brown Stuart Hall	Hector Lester Alan Simonsen	Gregor Fisken Martin Short	Rollcentre Racing
4		10 May	Hector Lester Alan Simonsen	Aaron Scott Craig Wilkins	Aaron Scott Craig Wilkins	ABG Motorsport
5	Rockingham	30 May	Oliver Bryant Joe Osborne	Oliver Bryant Joe Osborne	Oliver Bryant Joe Osborne	Barwell Motorsport
6		31 May	Hector Lester Alan Simonsen	Hector Lester Alan Simonsen	Oliver Bryant Joe Osborne	Barwell Motorsport
7	Knockhill	13 June	David Jones Godfrey Jones	Hector Lester Stéphane Daoudi	David Jones Godfrey Jones	Team Preci-Spark
8		14 June	Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin	Gregor Fisken Daniel Brown	Aaron Scott Craig Wilkins	ABG Motorsport
9	Snetterton	4 July	Daniel Brown Martin Short	Daniel Brown Martin Short	David Jones Godfrey Jones	Team Preci-Spark
10		5 July	Allan Simonsen Hector Lester	Allan Simonsen Hector Lester	Allan Simonsen Hector Lester	Rosso Verde
11	Donington Park	19 July	Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin	Hector Lester Alan Simonsen	Alex Mortimer Philip Walker	RPM Motorsport
12	Silverstone	16 August	Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin	Hector Lester Alan Simonsen	Duncan Cameron Matt Griffin	MTECH Racing
13	Brands Hatch	19 September	Andrew Howard Jamie Smyth	Alex Mortimer Philip Walker	David Jones Godfrey Jones	Team Preci-Spark
14		20 September	Hector Lester Alan Simonsen	Hector Lester Alan Simonsen	Leo Machitski Phil Quaife	Barwell Motorsport

Standings

Points are awarded to the top eight finishers in the order 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. Drivers in bold indicate pole position. Drivers in italics indicate fastest lap.

GT3

Pos Driver OUL SPA ROC KNO SNE DON SIL BRH Pts 1 David Jones 2 2 2 Ret Ret 3 1 4 1 3 5 11† 1 4 87 Godfrey Jones 2 2 2 Ret Ret 3 1 4 1 3 5 11† 1 4 3 Hector Lester 3 4 4 2 2 8 3 5 3 1 6 7 3 2 86 4 Allan Simonsen 3 4 4 2 2 8 3 1 6 7 3 2 76 5 Aaron Scott 6 3 3 1 Ret 4 4 1 Ret 7 3 2 4 14† 69 Craig Wilkins 6 3 3 1 Ret 4 4 1 Ret 7 3 2 4 14† 7 Phil Burton DNS DNS Ret 7 3 5 2 2 4 6 Ret 4 2 3 62 Adam Wilcox DNS DNS Ret 7 3 5 2 2 4 6 Ret 4 2 3 9 Duncan Cameron 4 5 7 8 Ret Ret Ret 7† 9† 4 2 1 6 7 49 10 Daniel Brown 1 1 5 Ret 5 2 5 8 DSQ DSQ DSQ 44 11 Andrew Howard 7 8 8 4 4 6 8 5 5 9 5 40 Jamie Smyth 7 8 8 4 4 6 8 5 5 9 5 13 Philip Walker 7 9 6 6 5 8 1 3 8 6 39 14 Gregor Fisken 1 3 5 2 5 8 36 15 Matt Griffin 4 5 Ret Ret Ret 7† 2 1 29 16 Chris Hyman 13† 6 10† 6 6 7 7 3 Ret 9 Ret 7 8 29 17 Paul Warren 13† 6 10† 6 6 7 Ret 9 4 Ret 7 8 26 18 Stuart Hall 1 1 5 Ret 24 19 Alex Mortimer 1 3 8 6 22 20 Michael Bentwood 7 9 6 6 5 8 17 21 Martin Short 1 3 DSQ DSQ DSQ 16 22 José Manuel Balbiani 7 3 4 13 23 Mike Wilds 7 8 9† 4 13 24 Stéphane Daoudi 3 5 10 25 Mike Edmonds 6 7 7 26 Eddy Renard 5 7* 4 Vincent Vosse 5 7* 28 Tom Alexander 13 5 4 Adrian Willmott 13 5 Guest drivers ineligible for points Oliver Bryant 6 11 1 1 2 2 6 0 Joe Osborne 1 1 0 Leo Machitski 5 1 0 Phil Quaife 5 1 0 Piers Johnson 2 2 6 0 Andrew Smith 6 11 0 Reinhard Kofler 10 9 0 Howard Spooner DNS Ret 11 0 Dave Shelton 12 DNS 0 Andy Thompson DNS 0 Pos Driver OUL SPA ROC KNO SNE DON SIL BRH Pts

† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

GT4

Pos Driver OUL SPA ROC KNO SNE DON SIL BRH Pts 1 Jody Firth 8 9 12 9 8 11 8 10 6 10 7 8 11 10 76 2 Nigel Moore 8 9 12 9 8 11 6 10 7 8 11 10 67 3 Ian Stinton 9 12 11 Ret 9 12 Ret 9 7 11 10 13 13 48 4 Hunter Abbott DSQ 11 9 10 Ret 10 7 11 28 5 Gary Simms DSQ 11 9 10 Ret 10 13 13 28 6 Richard Sykes Ret 10 9 12 7 Neil Clark 11 15 10 12 8 Mike Thomas 11 Ret 9 12 11 9 Ben de Zille Butler 12 14 9 Richard Jones 12 14 11 Lawrence Tomlinson Ret 10 8 12 Paul Marsh Ret 9 5 13 Christian Dick 9 4 14 Nathan Freke 9 4 Benji Hetherington 9 Pos Driver OUL SPA ROC KNO SNE DON SIL BRH Pts

Supersport

Pos Driver OUL SPA ROC KNO SNE DON SIL BRH Pts 1 Marcus Clutton 10 13 8 15 Phil Keen 10 13 8 3 Chris Bialan 14† 12 10 Simon Mason 14† 12 Pos Driver OUL SPA ROC KNO SNE DON SIL BRH Pts

Notes

• Renard and Vosse were not awarded points in race two at Oulton Park, due to running standard-spec pump fuel, following issues with the championship's Sunoco fuel during race one.^[12]
• Supersport Class drivers are awarded half points, due to a lack of competitors.
• At Rockingham, as the Invitation Class Ginetta won both races, Simonsen and Lester were awarded maximum points in race one, and Brown and Fisken in race two. The Ginetta also won at Brands Hatch, with Simonsen and Lester again receiving maximum points.
• From Spa onwards, half points were awarded in GT4, due to a lack of competitors.
• The Mosler MT900R of Daniel Brown and Martin Short competed at Snetterton and Donington under protest due to a loophole in the regulations. Eventually, the Mosler was stripped of points gained from the rounds.

External links

• British GT website

Notes and References

1. News: 16 set for British GT opener . crash.net . 2009-04-08 . 2009-04-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120915005158/http://www.crash.net/british+gt/news/145078/1/16_set_for_british_gt_opener.html . 2012-09-15 . live .
2. News: New cars to join field at Spa . crash.net . 2009-05-04 . 2009-05-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091224151733/http://www.crash.net/British+GT/news/146329/1/new_cars_to_join_field_at_spa.html . 2009-12-24 . live .
3. News: Chad Racing Ferrari to contest British GT . crash.net . 2009-03-19 . 2009-04-09.
4. News: Chad brings in Balbiani . crash.net . 2009-06-05 . 2009-06-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120919184940/http://www.crash.net/british+gt/news/147900/1/chad_brings_in_balbiani.html . 2012-09-19 . live .
5. News: Howard confident of Beechdean chances . crash.net . 2008-12-17 . 2009-04-09.
6. News: Young guns team up for Mosler assault . crash.net . 2009-03-31 . 2009-04-09.
7. News: ABG pairing confirm return . crash.net . 2009-02-03 . 2009-04-09.
8. News: Stark Racing confirms entry plans . crash.net . 2009-02-26 . 2009-04-09.
9. News: Andrew Smith to drive Barwell Ginetta G50Z in Spa round. britishgt.com . 2009-05-01 . 2009-05-01.
10. 23 April 2009 . Bryant to race Ginetta G50Z . . 196 . 4 . 90.
11. Web site: Donington British F3 race postponed . Ben . Anderson . autosport.com . . 2009-04-14 . 2009-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090417105336/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/74474 . 2009-04-17 . live.
12. News: Barwell reveals fuel concerns . crash.net . 2009-04-13 . 2009-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120916194734/http://www.crash.net/british+gt/news/145285/1/barwell_reveals_fuel_concerns.html . 2012-09-16 . live .